Brief CBT and Science-Based Tailoring for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

This book highlights the ongoing trend of brief treatments in psychotherapy for child and adolescent populations. Whereas their therapeutic predecessors may have taken 15 to 20 one-hour sessions or more, these newer therapies may begin to alleviate symptoms in only weeks, days, or even hours on the same day. Interest in child and adolescent brief and intensive therapies is currently at an all-time high on the heels of research showing impressive results for these interventions. Treatments such as One-Session Treatment for specific phobias which occurs in only one, three-hour session or Intensive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder which occurs 3-5 times weekly in 1-3-hour sessions over several weeks, are prominent examples. This volume builds on this growing interest and the emerging child and adolescent research, summarizing the efficacy of these interventions. Further, this volume will include key introductory chapters on the emergence of brief and intensive therapies, the ethics of their use, their cost-effectiveness, and the current state of the science. Brief therapies for specific disorders and via specific methodologies comprise separate chapters. Each chapter incorporates an exemplar case study (including a case overview, formulation/conceptualization, treatment description, follow-up, and recommendations for refractory cases). Also included are multicultural insights and ethical considerations. Furthermore guidance is provided on how to use the current and ongoing evidence base to inform formulation and treatment. This volume is timely and thorough in its presentation of the relevant literature and provides a much-needed resource for students, practitioners, and researchers alike.

In a moment where youth mental health problems are on the rise, this is the book we need!

Tara Peris, Ph.D. UCLA

Like Superman squeezing coal into diamonds, Davis and Storch have compiled the definitive guide to brief, concentrated psychotherapy.

Eli Lebowitz, Ph.D. Yale Child Study Center

Davis and Storch score big in this edited volume on Brief, Intensive, and Concentrated treatments for a host of childhood problems.

Thomas Ollendick, Ph.D. Virginia Tech

Dr. Thompson Davis III is Professor of Psychology (Child Clinical) and Department Chair at the University of Alabama, and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Louisiana State University. Dr. Davis specializes in One-Session Treatment (OST) for specific phobia and other exposure therapies, the intersection of autism and anxiety, as well as broader transdiagnostic issues related to developmental psychopathology. In addition to over 100 published articles and chapters and 2 books, he has been a part of the two largest international grants to investigate the efficacy and effectiveness of brief, intensive therapies for specific phobia in youth. He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Cognitive Therapy and Research, the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.

Dr. Eric Storch is Professor and McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He serves as Vice Chair and Head of Psychology, and co-directors the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders program at BCM. Dr. Storch specializes in the nature and treatment of childhood and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and anxiety among youth with autism. In addition to over 900 published articles and chapters and 20 books, he has received multiple federal grants to investigate treatment efficacy, mechanisms of action, genetics, bioethics, innovative approaches to phenotyping, and how to enhance outcomes for those struggling with OCD and related conditions. Dr. Storch edits several journals (Child Psychiatry and Human Development, Children’s Health Care, and Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy), and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Cognitive Therapy and Research, and Clinical Psychology Review.